pa help po now na
1. Answer the following questions about the text. Cite textual evidence to support your
answers.
a. Which aspects of precolonial literature can be found in the story?
b. Oral tradition relied on repeating the stories so they would not be forgotten.
However, as with most things passed through word of mouth, details can
differ. If you were a storyteller from the precolonial times, which parts of the
story do you think would be most important to remember when relaying it to
someone else?
2. Recall any other Filipino creation stories you might have heard and compare it to
the one you just read. Answer the following questions:
a. Why do you think every tribe/region had their own version of a creation
story?
b. Why wasn’t there one standard story for the whole country?
c. Compare the story with a creation story from another region. Can you see
any similarities? What do you think is the reason for these similarities?